TP 13721E

(08/2015)

TRAINING RECORD BOOK FOR

ENGINEERS (TRBE)
Requirements for Applicants to the STCW-Endorsed Fourth-
Class Engineer Certificate

3rd EDITION
AUGUST 2015

TC-1005727
Responsible Authority Approval

The Executive Director, Marine

Personnel Standards, Pilotage and “Original signed by Bruno Duguay”
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Original Date Issued: May 2001 Date Revised: August 2015

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Permission is granted, by Transport Canada, to copy this TP 13721E as required. While use of this material
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ISBN 978-0-660-03275-7
Catalogue No. T29-125/2015E

TP 13721E
(08/2015)

TC-1005727
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Title TRAINING RECORD BOOK FOR ENGINEERS – REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO THE
STCW-ENDORSED FOURTH-CLASS ENGINEER CERTIFICATE
TP No. 13721E Edition 3rd RDIMS # 8157224 v3
Catalogue No. T29-125/2015E ISBN 978-0-660-03275-7
Originator Amir Maan Telephone (613) 990-2075
Marine Personnel Standards and Pilotage Fax (613) 990-1538
Tower B, Place de Ville
330 Sparks St., 8th floor E-mail MarineSafety@tc.gc.ca
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N8 URL http://www.tc.gc.ca/MarineSafety

Last Review
Next Review
Edition No. Date of Edition Affected Pages Author (s) Brief Description of Change
01 January 2006 Whole document Paul Mannion This Record Book applies only to the
applicants to the Fourth-class Certificate of
Competence bearing STCW endorsement.
Added annexes B and C.
02 July 2007 Whole document Amir Maan This document is updated taking into
account the coming into force of the
Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

03 August 2015 Whole Amir Maan Total revision of TP to a new quality

Document format. This document is updated to meet
the requirements of 2010 amendments to
STCW Convention & Code and taking into
account the coming into force of
amendments to the Marine Personnel
Regulations.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Scope and Application ............................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Scope ............................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Effective date .................................................................................................. 1
1.4 Authority ......................................................................................................... 2
1.5 Background ..................................................................................................... 2

2. Specific Requirements................................................................................ 2
2.1 Fourth-Class Engineer certificate with STCW endorsement .......................... 2
2.2 Completion of training record book ................................................................ 2

3 Assessment by TCMSS Examiner of Engineers ...................................... 3

3.1 General ............................................................................................................ 3

4. Approval of Training Record Book FOR ENGINEERS ........................ 3

4.1 General ............................................................................................................ 3

5. Annex A ....................................................................................................... 5
Annex B .............................................................................................................. 6
6. ANNEX B – Marine Laws and Regulations............................................. 7
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7
6.2 Objective ......................................................................................................... 8
6.3 Canadian Laws and Regulations ..................................................................... 8
6.4 MARPOL ...................................................................................................... 13
6.5 SOLAS .......................................................................................................... 16
Annex C ................................................................................................................ 19
7. ANNEX C – Ship Stability and Construction ........................................ 20
7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 20
7.2 Objective ....................................................................................................... 20
7.3 Ship Stability ................................................................................................. 20
7.4 Ship Construction .......................................................................................... 28

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1. SCOPE AND APPLICATION

1.1 PURPOSE
(1) To inform marine stakeholders and seafarers about the requirement
to successfully complete a Transport Canada Marine Safety and
Security (TCMSS) approved Training Record Book for Engineers
(TRBE). This is part of the mandatory minimum 6 months of sea
service requirement before TCMSS is to examine applicants for the
Fourth-class Engineer’s certificate of competency (COC) with a
STCW endorsement.
(2) To provide details of the on-board training during the required
seagoing service.
(3) To provide an approved TRBE, that is to be successfully completed
by applicants to the Fourth-class Engineer’s COC with a STCW
endorsement.
(4) To provide an alternative to the training courses listed below that
are integral part of the Practical Skills training for Marine
Engineers (PSME) required under Regulation III/1 of STCW
Convention and Code, as amended:
(a) Marine Laws and Regulations, and
(b) Ship Construction and Stability.

1.2 SCOPE
(1) Compliance with:

1. Section 147 of the Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR), as

amended, made pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001
(CSA2001).
2. Regulation III/1 of the International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978
(STCW Convention), as amended and mandatory requirements
as detailed in Chapter III of Part A of the Seafarers’ Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code), as
amended, to which Canada is a party, and

1.3 EFFECTIVE DATE

(1) This document enters into force on July 1st, 2013.
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1.4 AUTHORITY
(1) Section 147 of the Marine Personnel Regulations (MPR),as
amended, made pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (2001,
c.26).

1.5 BACKGROUND
(1) Canada is party to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
STCW Convention, as amended and must implement all of its
applicable provisions, including Part A of the STCW Code, as
amended for all STCW-endorsed certificates issued by Canada.
(2) Contained in section A-III/1 of the STCW 2010 Code is the
requirement to document the on-board training. This is part of the
mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in
charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or as
designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room.

2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
2.1 FOURTH-CLASS ENGINEER CERTIFICATE WITH A STCW
ENDORSEMENT
(1) Candidates applying for a 4th Class Engineer’s COC with a STCW-
endorsement, must provide, in addition to the testimonials and the
training certificates required by the MPR, as amended, a fully
completed TCMSS’s approved TRBE, as detailed in this document.

2.2 COMPLETION OF TRAINING RECORD BOOK

(1) Trainees are required to complete progressively all the tasks listed
in the Annex A-TRBE to ensure meeting the competences required
by the section A-III/1 of the STCW2010 Code. In case any listed
machinery or equipment not fitted on board the vessel to which a
trainee is signed on, tasks with respect to such
machinery/equipment are to be completed with the help of text
books/reference books or other resource considering a typical ship.
(2) Applicants who are registered in an Engineer Officer Education
and Training (EOET) Programs, with a TCMSS’s recognized
institution, are required to complete Annex “A” of this document,
in the course of their mandatory six months of sea service. There is
no requirement for them to complete Annex “B” and “C”.
(a) While completing the sea service requirements of the
certificate; the TRBE, as specified in Annex “A” of this document,
is to be signed off by the designated on board training officers, the
Company training officer and the Chief Engineer.
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(b) Applicants registered in an EOET Programs, with a TCMSS’s

recognized institution, prior to July 1st 2013, may choose to
complete the previous TCMSS approved TRBE, in lieu of the one
specified in Annex “A” of this document.
(3) Applicants not registered in an EOET Programs, with a TCMSS’s
recognized institution, are required to complete Annex “A”, in the
course of their mandatory six months of sea service, together with
Annexes “B” and “C” of this document.
(a) While completing the sea service requirements of the
certificate; the TRBE, as specified in Annex “A” of this document,
is to be signed off by the designated on board training officer, the
Company training officer and the Chief Engineer.
(b) Applicants who acquired sea service, and started to complete a
previously approved TCMSS’s TRBE, prior to July 1st 2013, may
choose to continue with the previously approved TCMSS’s TRBE,
in lieu of the TRBE specified in Annex “A” of this document.

3 ASSESSMENT BY TCMSS EXAMINER OF ENGINEERS

3.1 GENERAL
(1) TCMSS Examiner of Engineers will accept successfully completed
and duly signed TCMSS’s approved TRBE as evidence of the
duties and competencies acquired during the mandatory service
period aboard ships.
(2) TCMSS Examiners will review the candidate’s TRBE for
completeness, and satisfy themselves that each candidate has
obtained the necessary sign-offs from the designated on board
training officers, the Chief Engineers and the company training
officers.
(3) Training Record Books remain the property of the candidate and
will be returned to the candidate after review.

4. APPROVAL OF TRAINING RECORD BOOK FOR

ENGINEERS
4.1 GENERAL
(1) Only TRBE as specified in Annex “A” of this document is
approved by TCMSS.
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(2) The content of this approved TRBE follows the structure of the
STCW Convention given in section A-III/1 of the STCW Code, as
amended. Nothing should prevent a company/organization from
adding the assignments presented in section A-III/1 of the Code in
greater detail. Also Organizations/Companies may add some of
their organization’s information/instructions as additional to the
approved TRBE. Companies have responsibilities as outlined in
regulation I/14 of the STCW Convention and section A-I/14 of the
STCW Code, as amended.
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5. ANNEX A

The latest edition of the “On Board Training Record Book for Engine
Cadets” published by the International Shipping Federation (ISF) in
conformity with the requirements of 2010 amendments to the STCW
Convention and Code.
The ISF Book for Engine Cadets, is recognized by the IMO as it contains
structured on board training tasks formulated around the revised
standards stipulated by STCW 2010.
The “On Board Training Record Book for Engine Cadets” published
by the ISF, is to be successfully completed by applicants to the STCW-
endorsed Fourth-Class Engineer’s COC.

ISF publications are available at the following:

Marisec Publications
12 Carthusian Street
London EC1M 6EZ,
U.K.
Tel: +44 20 7417 2855
Fax: +44 20 7417 8877
www.marisec.org
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ANNEX B

Marine Laws and Regulations Knowledge for Applicants to the STCW-

endorsed Fourth-Class Engineer’s Certificate
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6. ANNEX B – MARINE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

6.1 INTRODUCTION
(1) TCMSS developed this Annex to meet the requirements of Table
A-III/1 of Part A of the STCW Code, as amended, Monitor
compliance with legislative requirements. It will enable applicants
who cannot get the basic training on this subject to reach the level
of competence required to obtain an STCW-endorsed 4th Class
Engineer’s certificate.
(2) Applicants who plan to complete this Annex instead of taking the
approved training must be familiar with:
1. Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and its Regulations, with specific
reference to the following:
(a) Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations
(b) Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations
(c) Fire and Boat Drills Regulations
(d) Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations
(e) Large Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations
(f) Life Saving Equipment Regulations
(g) Marine Machinery Regulations
(h) Marine Personnel Regulations
(i) Safe Working Practices Regulations
(j) Safety Management Regulations
(k) Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations
(l) Small Vessel Regulation
(m) Tackle Regulations
(n) Vessel Certificates Regulations
(o) Vessel Clearance Regulations
(p) Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations

2. Canada Labour Code with specific reference to Maritime

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

3. Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act and its Regulations and

Orders, with specific reference to the following:

(a) Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Regulation

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(b) Steering Appliances and Equipment Regulations

(c) Shipping Safety Control Zones Order

4. Marine Transportation Security Act and its Regulations, with

specific reference to the following:

(a) Marine Transportation Security Regulations (MTSR)

5. Criminal Code, as it relates to the operation of a ship
6. MARPOL and SOLAS Conventions.
(3) Anyone with proper documentation will need about 20 hours
to complete this Annex. Once completed, the applicant must present it to
a TCMSS Examiner of Engineers for assessment.

6.2 OBJECTIVE
(1) The Annex has two objectives, namely to ensure basic working
knowledge of:
(a) the Canadian Acts and Regulations and their specific
requirements for preventing pollution on the Great Lakes and
other Canadian internal waters, and
(b) the IMO Conventions relating to the protection of the marine
environment and the safety of life at sea.

6.3 CANADIAN LAWS AND REGULATIONS

(1) The legislative process
1. What is the final step in enacting a new law?
a) Third Reading
b) Royal Assent
c) approval by the Senate
d) the Report Stage
2. Which of the following can be referred to as subordinate
legislation?
a) Regulations
b) Part II of the Canada Gazette
c) Acts
d) Bills
3. At what step in the development of regulations does Privy
Council ensure there is no conflict with other legislation?
a) Review
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b) Drafting
c) Ministerial approbation
d) Prepublication
4. When a bill is introduced in the House, it is said to go
through:
a) Committee Stage
b) Report Stage
c) First Reading
d) Royal Assent
5. The final form of a regulation is published in:
a) The RIAS
b) The Canada Gazette, Part I
c) The Canada Gazette, Part II
d) The Canada Gazette, Part III
NOTE: For the legislative process, see the Privy Council Office web site
(http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Senate/Today/laws-e.html )
For the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, Canada Labour Code and
Regulations, see the Transport Canada (marine) web site:
(http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations/marine/menu.htm).
(2) Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations –Part 2-
Division 6- Air:
(i) Where and to whom do these regulations apply?
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(ii) Under what circumstances may a ship emit smoke of a density

greater than what is normally allowed?
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(3) Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations – Division

3-Pollutants:
(i) Under which section of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 were
these Regulations established?
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(4) Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations – Pollutant

Discharge Reporting:
(i) To which ships do these Regulations apply? Which ships are
exempted?
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(ii) Apart from the ship’s Master, who may be responsible to make
a report in case of discharge of a pollutant and under what
circumstances?
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(5) Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations – Part 2-

Division 1-Oil:
(i) Which ships must carry an Oil Record Book?
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(ii) List all the documents a 5000-ton Oil tanker engaged in

international voyages must have on board under the Vessel
Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations – Part2-
Division 1-Oil.
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(iii) Which ships are required to have containers or enclosed deck

areas for bunkering operations? What is the minimum size of
containers? Which ships are exempted from this requirement?
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(iv) Where and under what conditions may a mixture not exceeding
5 ppm of oil be discharged into the sea?
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(v) Which ships are required to have on board a Shipboard Oil

Pollution Emergency Plan? What is the reason for this plan?
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(6) Part 2 of Canada Labour Code:

(i) What are the fundamental rights of the employee?

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(ii) Describe the obligations of the employer.

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(7) Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations:

(i) Where and to whom do these regulations apply?
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(ii) Under which section & part of the Canada Labour Code is the
Health and Safety Officer designated?
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6.4 MARPOL
(1) What types of ship-generated pollution does MARPOL deal with?
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(2) Where and to whom does this convention apply? Which ships are
exempted?
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(3) Which annexes are considered optional? Has Canada ratified all
annexes?
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(4) In relation with oil pollution prevention, what does a special area
mean?
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(5) Name the certificate(s) required and issued under this convention.
Who must issue them? When do they cease to be valid?
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(6) Under what conditions may an oil tanker discharge oil or oily
mixtures into the sea? What about a ship other than an oil tanker?
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(7) Where are the reception facilities for discharging ship’s oily
residues located?
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(8) Which ships must be equipped with a sludge tank in order to retain
on board the oil residues from the normal engine room operation?
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(9) With regard to the carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk,

which ships are required to carry a Cargo Record Book? What must
be the content of this book?
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(10) For harmful substances carried in packaged form, what is the

required marking and labeling of packages?
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(11) Which ships are required to comply with regulations regarding the
prevention of pollution by sewage?
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(12) When and under what conditions is the discharge of sewage

allowed into the sea?
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(13) With regard to disposal of garbage at sea, what does special area
mean?
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(14) What are the conditions for disposing of garbage at sea outside
special areas?
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6.5 SOLAS
(1) What is SOLAS?
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(2) Where and to whom does it apply? Which ships are exempted?
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(3) List the certificates required and issued under this convention and
state their normal period of validity.
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(4) Give a brief outline of Chapter 1. What does it deal with?

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(5) Where is the collision bulkhead located on a passenger ship? What

about a cargo ship?
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(6) What is the maximum time allowed for the main steering gear to
turn the rudder from 35° on either side to 30° on the other side?
What about the auxiliary steering gear?
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(7) Describe the characteristics of the starting arrangements for an

emergency generator.
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(8) What is the minimum pressure in the fire mains of a 12,000-ton

cargo ship? State the conditions under which this pressure is to be
measured. What is the maximum pressure?
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(9) How is the minimum speed of descent of a rescue boat determined?

What factors must be considered when determining the maximum
speed? What is the minimum strength of the launching appliance’s
winch brakes?
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(10) Name the different classes of dangerous goods.

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ANNEX C

Ship Stability and Construction for Applicants to the STCW-

endorsed Fourth-Class Engineer Certificate
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7. ANNEX C – SHIP STABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION

7.1 INTRODUCTION
(1) TCMSS developed this Annex to comply with the requirements of
Table A-III/1 of Part A of the STCW Code, as amended, Maintain
seaworthiness of the ship. It will enable the applicants who cannot
get the basic training on this subject to reach the level of
competence required to obtain a STCW- endorsed Fourth-class
Engineer’s certificate.
(2) Applicants who plan to complete this Annex instead of taking the
approved training need to have on hand good manuals on ship
stability and naval architecture.
(3) Anyone with the proper documentation will need about 40 hours to
complete this Annex. When it is completed, the applicant must
present it to a TCMSS Examiner of Engineers for assessment.

7.2 OBJECTIVE
(1) This Annex has three objectives, namely to ensure:
(a) basic working knowledge and application of stability, trim
and stress tables;
(b) understanding of the fundamentals of watertight integrity and
actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact
buoyancy; and
(c) general knowledge of the principal structure members of a
ship including those of a fishing vessel and the proper names
for the various parts of a ship and a fishing vessel.

7.3 SHIP STABILITY

(1) Basic knowledge and definitions
(i) What is the Centre of Gravity of a ship?
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(ii) What is the Centre of Buoyancy?

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(iii) What is the transversal Metacentre?

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(iv) What is the longitudinal Metacentre?

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(v) What do the acronyms TPC and TPI stand for? What do they
mean?
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(vi) What do the acronyms MCTC and MCTI stand for? What do
they mean?
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(vii) For a specific ship, where can we find the information on the
above?
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(viii) Define briefly the following terms:

(a) Displacement
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(b) Deadweight
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(c) Coefficient of form

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(d) Waterplane area

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(ix) What is Free Surface Effect? Generally speaking, how does

this affect the stability of a ship?
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(x) What is meant by the trim of a ship? What makes it change?

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(xi) With regard to a ship’s hull, what do Hogging and Sagging

mean? How are they measured?
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(xii) How do we find the stress in a ship’s hull? How can one find
the maximum allowable stress?
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(xiii) Define the propeller pitch. What is meant by Propeller slip?

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(xiv) State and explain Archimedes’s law.

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(xv) How is the draft of a ship affected by the density of the water
in which it floats? What is meant by Fresh Water
Allowance?
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(xvi) Explain what happens to the ship’s centre of gravity when

cargo is added or removed. In which direction does it move?
What is the effect of a weight suspended from a crane boom?
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(xvii) What is the Righting Arm? How is it calculated?

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(xviii) What does Intact Stability mean?

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(xix) What is the purpose of watertight bulkheads? Where are they

installed on a ship?
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(xx) Describe the fitting of a watertight bulkhead valve. What

arrangement is provided to control this valve from outside
the compartment?
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(xxi) What is the function of the watertight doors on board a ship?

Where are they located? When are they used?
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(xxii) Describe an arrangement provided to close a watertight door

from outside the compartments it isolates. Why does it have an
alarm? Where and when does it sound?
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(xxiii) Explain how you would make a temporary repair to stop the
water entering the engine room through a corroded spool
between a sea water inlet valve and the ship’s bottom.

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(2) Exercises
(i) What is the weight of a steel block 1m x 1m x 0.5m having a
density of 7500 kg/m3?
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(ii) According to Archimedes’s law, what is the weight of this

same block when it is immersed in water having a density of
1000 kg/m3?
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(iii) Calculate the TPC of a box shaped barge 20m long by 5m

large floating in water of 1000 kg/m3.
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(iv) What will be the change in the mean draft of this barge when
500t of cargo are discharged?
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(v) Draw a diagram of the midship cross section of a general cargo

vessel and show the relative positions of the Centre of gravity (G),
Centre of buoyancy (B) and Metacentre (M). Give the typical
values in meters relative to the keel (K).
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(vi) Draw the same diagram at an angle of 10° and show the
righting arm. Give the value relative to the ship’s
displacement.
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7.4 SHIP CONSTRUCTION

(1) Basic knowledge and definitions
(i) Define the following terms relating to a ship’s structure:
(a) Frame
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(b) Longitudinal framing

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(c) Transverse framing

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(d) Web frame

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(e) Stringer
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(f) Floor
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(g) Deck Girder

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(h) Beam knee

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(j) Pillar
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(k) Bracket
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(l) Bilge plate

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(m) Double bottom

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(ii) Briefly describe the following:

(a) Stern trawler:

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(b) Multi rig trawler

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(c) Long line vessel

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(d) Bollards
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(iii) Exercises
(i) Explain the purpose of double bottoms.
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(ii) Draw and label a transverse framed double bottom.

(iii) Define Pounding and Panting. How are these stresses

compensated for?
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(iv) Draw and label the midship cross section of the vessel you
are presently working on, or one that you are familiar with.
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(v) Sketch and describe the construction of the bow section of

the vessel you are presently working on, or one that you are
familiar with. Name all the members.
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(vi) Sketch the steering gear arrangement of the vessel you are
presently working on, or one that you are familiar with, and
explain its operation. Explain also the operation of the
emergency gear.
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(vii) Sketch and describe the rudder of the vessel you are
presently working on, or one that you are familiar with.
Show in detail one pintle bearing.
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(viii) Draw the shafting arrangement of the vessel you are presently
working on, or one that you are familiar with, showing also the
thrust bearing and how it is attached to the structure.
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(ix) Sketch and describe an oil-lubricated stern tube, showing

how it is fitted in the ship’s structure.